Combination bath unit



Dec. 18, 1934. J 5 CARLSON I COMBINATION BATH UNIT Filed Feb. 9, 1954ZSheets-Sheet l 'IIIIII'IIIIIIIIIMIIIIII. v

lNVENTdR Jbhn *9. Carlaow ATTORN EYS WITNESSES 1934- J. 5. CARLSONl,85,147

' COMBINATION BATH UNIT Filed Feb. 9, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORJEhn S- Garlson M ATTORN EY S WITNESSES Patented Dec. 18, 1934 1,985,147

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I COMBINATION: BATH-UNIT D John S. Carlson, Brooklyn, v. ,ApplicationFebruary 9, 1934', Serial Ne. 710,544

s-olsims." (01. 4 -162 This invention relates to bathroom equipment, IFigure. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional and comprehends acombination bath unit in view illustrating the manner in which the unitwhich either a tub, shower, steam, electric,.hot is employed as anattachment for a previously air or medicinal bath may be'taken.installed bathtub.

'5 In its broad aspect, the invention comprehends Figure 4 is a verticalsectional view through 5 a combination bath unit which may be made theunit. complete in itself to'include a tub :as an integral Figure 5 is aperspective view of the hori-' part thereof or as an attachment for aprevizontal partition member removed from the unit. ously-installedordinary bathtub to convert the Referring to the drawings by charactersof same into a combination bath unit for the purreference, thecombination bath unit when made 10 poses set forth. 1 as a complete unitincluding the tub as an inte- The invention contemplates a combinationgral part therof, consists of a bottom wall 10 bath unit, the lowerportion of which either and marginal upstanding side and end walls 11.defines a tub or is associated with a tub, with and 12. v The bottomwall is provided with the the remainder thereof defining an enclosureusual drain outlet '13 and one of the end walls 15 which in addition totaking the place of a shower 12 is provided with an overflow outlet 14which curtain to prevent splashing of the water on the respectivelycommunicate with the drain and floor, serves as a closed cabinet fortaking steam, overflow pipes 15 and 16. The lower portion of electric,hot air or medicinal baths, as well as for the structure defined by thebottom and the side taking the ordinary tub bath. and end walls up tothe point of the overflow 20 The invention further embodies inconnection outlet 14 constitutes a bathtub to which water with a bathunit of the character set forth, a is supplied by a faucet or faucets 17arranged horizontal partition adjustably and removably adjacent theoverflow outlet 14.. The remainarranged within the cabinet andformedwith an ing portions of the side and end walls 11 and 12 opening byvirtue of which the head or other define anenclosure which is designedto extend 25 portions of the body of the bather may be proupwardly to apoint slightly below the ceiling of tected from the compartment definedbelow the the bathroom in which the unit' is installed. partition. Oneof the side walls 11 is formed with a door- As a further feature, theinvention compreway 18, the lower edge of which is slightly above hendsthe provision of a medicinal container the lower tub defining portion ofthe structure, 30 arranged within the cabinet for intermixing and saiddoorway is designed to be closed'by a medicaments, either in the form ofa vapor or suitable closure, such as the door 19. This afa fluid withthe bath. fords means for gaining access to the interior The inventionaims as a further object to proof the enclosure, and with the doorway'inclosed vide means for ventilating the unit when deposition the structureserves admirably as a 35 sired, including an adjustable upper wall orroof shower bath stall, it being understood that a formed with aventilator and a door leadingto shower head or nozzle 20 may be locatedwithin the unit provided with ventilating means. the enclosureadjacentthe upper portion thereof Other objects of the invention residein the and connected by a pipe 21 leading through one 40 comparativesimplicity of construction of the of the end or side walls to the watersupply sys- 40 unit, the economy with which it may be protein andsuitably controlled by a valve or valves duced and installed and thegeneral efficiency 22. The unit also includes a top wall 23 whichderived therefrom. 1 is suitably supported for movement from the Withthe above recited and other objects in closed dotted-line positionresting on top of the view, reference is had to the followingdescripupper edges of the walls 11 and 12 to the full 45 tion andaccompanying drawings, in which there line elevated open positionillustrated in Figis exhibited one'example or embodiment of the ure 4.As specifically shown, the top-wall is diinvention, while the claimsdefine the actual rectly supported from the side and end walls by scopeof the same. resilient depending legs 24, handles 25 being pro- In thedrawings: vided on the under side of the top wall for the 50.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the purpose of raising andlowering the same. In unit installed in a bathroom. order to providefurther ventilation to the en- Figure 2 is a fragmentary verticalsectional closure, a ventilator 26 is provided in the lower view takenapproximately on the line 2-2 of portion of the closure, or door 19, andsaid ven- Figure 1. tilator is directed inwardly and downwardly to 55preclude the leakage of water therethrough. It will also be observedthat the upper wall 23 is provided with a ventilator 2'7. It thusfollows that the user may employ the unit for either a tub or showerbath and in the latter instance, the necessity of using a shower bathcurtain is dispensed with, as the enclosure acts in the capacity'of ashower room or stall. In order to adapt the device for other uses, suchas for a steam bath, electrical bath, hot air bath or medicinal bath, ahorizontal partition element designated generally by the referencecharacter 28 is employed which is removably associated with theupstanding side and end walls 11 and 12. The partition member in theform illustrated consists of a waterproof flexible material 2 9 which issupported by a marginal expansible frame 30 designed to frictionallycontact with the inner surfaces of the side and end walls 11 and 12 tohold the same in various vertically adjusted positions. The material 29is provided with a central opening 31 which may be increased ordecreased in size in any suitable manner, such as by the lacing 32. Itthus follows that with the partition in place, as illustrated in Figure4, the bottom wall and side and end walls, together with said partition,define a closed chamber within which the person may arrange himself withthe head and other portions of the body exposed from the chamber throughthe central opening 31. In practice, the user may seat himself upon achair and steam, hot air and electrical heating apparatus or the likemay be also arranged within the chamber to accomplish the desired end.Where .a medicinal bath is to be taken, it will be observed that acontainer 33 is supported within the chamber on one of the side or endwalls 11 and 12, and said container is provided with an upperdisplaceable cover 34.- having an outlet nozzle 35 and to whichcontainer'a steam supply conduit 36 is adapted to communicate forfeeding the medicinal substance from the container with the steam. Incertain instances, where it is desired to inhale medicinal vapors, atube. 37 may be attached to the outlet nozzle 35 and led upwardlythrough the opening 31 or otherwise to a point above the partition 28.

As illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, the unit is disclosed as anattachment for an ordinary bathtub A, in which instance the unit bottomwall is dispensed with and the side or end walls Bare formed with achanneled lower end C which is designed to fit over the upper edge ofthe tub. In other respects, the construction of the unit-is identicalwith that previously described. 1

What is claimed is:

. 1. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub showersand shower units, having a chamber provided with enclosing walls,comprising a vertically adjustable horizontal partition snugly fittingwithin and intermediate the heights of said walls and having anadjustable central opening.

2. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub showersandshower units, having'a chamber provided with enclosing walls,comprising a vertically adjustable horizontal partition having anexpansible frame for causing the partitionto snugly fit within saidenclosure and press against said walls and having an adjustable centralopening to define within the lower portion of the enclosure a chamberfor taking electric, hot air, steam or medicinal baths.

3. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub shower andshower units having a chamber provided with enclosing walls, comprisinga partition formed with an expansible marginal'frame for causing thepartition to engage said walls with sufficient friction to hold thepartition in any vertical adjusted position, said partition having acentrally positioned opening and slits extending from opposite sidesthereof, and lacing for drawing the edgesof said slits towards eachother for adjusting the sizeof said opening, whereby said partition andsaid walls below said partition form a bath cabinet with the partitionpositioned with the opening arranged whereby the head or other parts ofthe body of the person may protrude therethrough.

JOHN SCARLSON.

